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by Wes Cox on Jun 26, 2009 2:09 PM CDT
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DMN Blog on Beaubois
Just got off the phone with ESPN's Fran Fraschilla who had this to say about Rodrigue Beaubois: "If he was drafted out of Kansas or Texas, Mavericks fans would be holding a block party today."
2009 NBA Draft: Best and worst dressed - Ball Don't Lie
Best Accessories: Rodrigue Beaubois(notes), Oklahoma City Thunder (traded to Dallas), No. 25 Like the watch and pocket square; love the tiny French flag accent on the cuffs. Très excellent!
Dallas Basketball - Breaks down the trades
Step 1 -- Trade No. 22 down to Portland for No. 24, and No. 56, plus Portland's second-rounder in 2010.
Step 2 'Trade No. 24 down to OKC for No. 25 and OKC's second-rounder in 2010.
Step 3 Trade Portland's No. 2 in 2010 plus cash for Minnesota's No. 45. Then. Turn No. 25 into Rodrigue Beaubois, turn No. 45 into Nick Calathes and turn No. 56 into Ahmad Nivins while still retaining OKC's second-rounder in 2010.
DMN Dallas Mavericks - Nelson on Beaubois
"He was milliseconds behind Devin Harris," Nelson said of Beaubois' performance in some of the pre-draft visit tests to measure quickness. "He's just starting to scratch the surface."
Chad Ford Gives Mavs B-
Analysis: I like the Mavericks' second-round picks more than their first-rounder. I'd be willing to bet Calathes becomes a much better player than Beaubois, both in Europe and in the NBA, and Nivins is an up-and-comer. I am not sold on Beaubois and think Toney Douglas would have been a better pick here.
Bill Simmons' 13th annual NBA Draft Diary
B.J. Mullens (this year's token white center who will bounce around for eight years without ever making a dent) to Dallas; Rodrigue Beaubois (the French Leandro Barbosa) to the Zombies
Chad Ford says the Hornets really wanted Mullens
The Mavs are trading this pick to the Thunder for No. 25 and a future second-round pick. The Thunder have been looking to get Mullens for weeks and tried to get up as high as No. 14 to get him. Clearly, Sam Presti sees something he likes. Mullens reminds me a lot of a young Darko Milicic, for both good and bad -- he's skilled and athletic, but he doesn't really know how to play.
Mavericks' Carlisle compares point guard to Celtics' Rondo
"You'll probably hear rumors that he'll stay in Europe, but that's not the plan at all," Carlisle said. "The whole thing went absolutely as we had prepared for. We targeted a guy that we wanted and we felt we could get him a little lower than our pick. "He's a dynamic athlete. He just looks like a basketball player with his length." Carlisle compared Beaubois to Boston point guard Rajon Rondo. And Beaubois said he has heard that comparison, too. He does not consider himself comparable to fellow Frenchman Tony Parker
Dallas Mavericks gamble they'll make noise in free agency
"Wait," said president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson. "One shouldn't confuse silence with inactivity. We're prepared for a very active summer." That's tough to do when you see the rest of the league upgrading in the arms race at a rapid pace.
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I love this new format
"Oh, get a job? Just get a job? Why don't I strap on my job helmet, and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off into job land, where jobs grow on jobbies!"
by Marie on Jun 26, 2009 2:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Really?
It’s much easier for me, so maybe I’ll start doing more like this.
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by Wes Cox on Jun 26, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, I love it
So this wasn’t done on purpose then…? I thought maybe you wanted to change it up, since it’s a new season and all.
The old one was never a problem before, but compared to this format, the other one seems more cluttered due to the quote boxes and I really like how the titles are links to the articles now rather than the link being some random text.
Don’t let my opinion sway you, however…others might feel differently, I don’t know. But then again, you are the boss :)
"Oh, get a job? Just get a job? Why don't I strap on my job helmet, and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off into job land, where jobs grow on jobbies!"
by Marie on Jun 26, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Way better...
Do it this way, especially if it’s easier…
by N41D on Jun 26, 2009 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the Beaubois pick...
Young, long, athletic point guards are like gold as far as I’m concerned… You’ll miss on a lot of them because they’ll never develop the feel for the game, but when they hit, boy they’re great finds…
Like I said last night, I’m much more fond of the idea of Calathes in Round 2 than I was in Round 1… I’m not sure he’ll ever be a full-time NBA point guard, but if he can come over and play some kind of quality combo-guard minutes as a bigger, more facilitating/creating version of Jason Terry, it’ll be a good find…
Don’t know anything about Nivens… So I guess I’ll trust the scouts on that one…
by N41D on Jun 26, 2009 4:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If he becomes Devin Harris
with maybe less floor-general ability but still creates problems with his speed, knocks down that jumper (which Devin became really good at in his final half-season in Dallas) and plays good defence, it’s gonna be a steal at 24.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
by jonthefon on Jun 26, 2009 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm?
Harris with less floor-general ability?
Can you have negative floor-general ability?
by brettgardner on Jun 27, 2009 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Easy....
Harris was pretty good at “that” role in college despite being more of a scoring PG. He still has a chance of doing it in the NBA.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
by jonthefon on Jun 27, 2009 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you blame Avery for that...
not Devin
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 29, 2009 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hah
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 29, 2009 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I'm totally cool with Calathes in Round 2.
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by Wes Cox on Jun 26, 2009 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Concur on all accounts
Beaubois doesn’t impress Chad Ford…my guess is he doesn’t know enough beyond the basics – a 21 year old with poor assist-to-turnover ratio, is he a point guard?, inconsistent shooter as negatives – 6’10" wingspan, very quick and athletic, 3 point range as positives – to have an appreciation for him. It’s easy to say you’d rather have a Tony Douglas, because you got to see him perform every week. It’s easy to say Calathes is a better pick, for the same reasons. But what he doesn’t know – the upside of Beaubois, which I think is considerably higher than guys like Lawson, Collison (both who I really wanted to end up with) combined with his potential to become a game changer at the defensive and offensive ends of the court for us much in the same way Devin Harris was, but maybe even a better shooter…and the fact that he’ll (most likely) get to learn from one of the best point guards to ever play the game – I think makes this pick more palatable every day I read about him.
Calathes in Round 2 at a VERY cheap price, and instead of landing Blair at a much higher price, looks especially great when you realize that we can afford to stash him overseas for another year or two, while Beaubois spends time with the pro team.
Nivins was virtually unknown to me before the draft, but a guy with his size and athleticism could come in very handy if we lose Bass…or he could be an additional post presence/rebounder even if we do keep Bass. I love the quote “on the rise” regarding this guy.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 29, 2009 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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